'There were bottles, cans, chip paper, abandoned barbecues and all sorts of...
By Catherine McGinty catherine@inishtimes.com Buncrana locals have condemned Bank Holiday revellers - some believed to be from Derry - who 'trashed' the pier on Monday, leaving it awash with bottles,...
View ArticlePresident Michael D Higgins: All Mid Ulster Unionist councillors absent from...
By Eamon Sweeney None of the elected Unionist representatives on Mid Ulster District Council attended a visit to south Derry last week by Irish President, Michael D Higgins, it has emerged. The...
View ArticleCases of nine Derry men charged over 'illegal' Easter Monday parade handed to...
The cases of nine Derry men charged with taking part in an illegal Easter Monday parade have been allocated to a senior prosecutor in Belfast. They are each charged with taking part in an unnotified...
View Article'Are we supposed to take our children swimming one at a time?' - Derry...
By Marianne Flood A DERRY mum has hit out a ‘ridiculous’ new regulations at a Council owned swimming pool that state every child under three must be accompanied by one adult. The woman, who did not...
View ArticlePolice officer tells judge that Derry woman has been in court 'more than I have'
A Judge in Derry told a 19-year-old repeat offender given her ‘absolute last chance’, who drunkenly breached her bail one day later, ‘I’m not going to make an idiot of myself by going back on it.'...
View ArticleHouse fire which spread to two buildings in the Spencer Road area of Derry...
A fire which broke out in the Waterside area of Derry earlier this week is being treated as deliberate. The blaze erupted at an unoccupied three storey residential property on the Spencer Road...
View ArticleBritish Secretary of State refuses to meet Derry's council to discuss release...
The British Secretary of State Karen Bradley has refused to meet a delegation from Derry's council to discuss the release of the republican prisoner Tony Taylor. It comes after Derry City and Strabane...
View Article'It's up to us to remove some of this unbearable burden' - Derry's council to...
Derry's council is to waive all costs ssociated with the opening of a grave for children under 18 years of age and stillbirths. The move came at yesterday afternoon's monthly meeting of Derry City and...
View ArticleDerry's Johnny McDaid scoops the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for work on...
Derry music star, Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid has scooped one of music's most coveted awards, the Ivor Novello Award, for his contribution Ed Sheeran's hit song, Shape of You. He co-wrote the...
View ArticleChildren’s bright ideas for Derry and Strabane go on display this week
Just some of the many fantastic aspirations of local children for Derry and Strabane have been captured in a special display which was unveiled by the Mayor this week in the Guildhall. Thousands of...
View ArticleThe Mayor reflects on his 'eventful but thoroughly rewarding' year in office...
The Mayor of Derry and Strabane reflects on his year in office in his own words as he gets ready to pass the honour on next week: 'When I hand over the chain of office to my successor at next Monday’s...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: Friday, June 1st, 2018
Brendan O'Kane O’KANE, Brendan, Glenullin, 30th May 2018, Brendan RIP son of the late Harry and Lena and beloved brother of Danny, Philip, Phonsey, Seamus, Roisin (McGinley), Dominic, Frank and Gerard....
View ArticleTributes paid to Brandywell legend Smokey Hasson - lifelong footballer, fan...
Tributes have been paid to one of the city's most legendary football characters Paddy 'Smokey Maradonna' Hasson, who died suddenly today. Mr Hasson, who was in his seventies, was involved in soccer...
View ArticleCourt hears Derry man caused estimated damage of £2,000 after painting...
The case of a 27-year-old Derry man charged with painting graffiti on the City Walls has been adjourned to confirm the cost of repairs. Ray Bonner, of Ivy Terrace in the city, has been charged with...
View ArticleStrathfoyle man began ‘barking like a dog’ at police after crashing his car...
A court has heard that a Derry man crashed his car on the Foyle Bridge then proceeded to bark at police when they arrived on the scene. Hugh Canning, 20, of Eastbank in the Strathfoyle area of the...
View ArticleDerry businesses and customers affected as Visa card payment system has...
Derry businesses and customers have been affected today by the Visa payment system having crashed throughout Ireland and across Europe. The issue affects Visa credit card holders who are trying to pay...
View ArticleDerry’s 'Coffee Girls' rally to support young mum on this year’s Foyle...
A group of Derry pals are getting together to do this year's Foyle Hospice Female Walk/Run in support of their friend who has Stage Two Breast cancer. Mum of three Lesley Kennedy was just 32 when she...
View ArticleDerry mum of two who lost husband to cancer taking part in Relay for Life to...
A DERRY woman who lost her husband to lung cancer when her children were just three and seven is taking part in a huge event to raise money to battle the disease. Catherine McGoldrick lost her husband...
View Article'I foresee future headaches' - Concerns over impact large-scale outdoor music...
CONCERNS have been raised over the potential impact large-scale outdoor music events at Ebrington Square will have on a new hotel at the site. Planning approval was issued earlier this week for a new...
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Packed house enjoy North West Business Awards at Derry's City Hotel
Above: There was a double success for St Mary's College last night when Dr Mary McKenna won the Business Hero Award, while Roisin Rice lifted the Best Use of Digital or Social Media Award for the...
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